I really really like Honda's hybrid system. The fact that this Clarity gets practically the same amount of power in electric mode as in hybrid mode is one of the major reasons we got this car vs a Prius or RAV4 Prime.

One quick piece of (hopefully!) constructive feedback: I find a lot of reviewers don’t provide more than a surface level NVH readout. Given that you already do the measurements, it might be helpful to include a table to the right with comparable vehicles you’ve tested. Recently bought a Mazda3 Turbo after watching your review on replay so thank you for such great and consistent content over the years!

I had planned to buy the new Touring - but it seems like Honda just went too cheap on a $40k car... I was hoping for AWD. Also, no heated steering wheel, no laminated glass, one seat back pocket? The CRV weighs 400 lbs more, has AWD, laminated glass, and heated steering wheel - yet costs the same??? Is it just me or are others confused by the missing content. $40k is real money and a person can get something much nicer (ES350 no markups now and still have sweet v6 option - and trust me they even include two seat back pockets) if they find a car one year old. I say this as a life long honda fan boy!! Looks like my shopping continues...

Good job honda. Simple family car that gets good mpgs . Not worried about going fast its a family car. Got a muscle car for speed ,truck for hauling, accord for the family and getting around town .

Thanks for another awesome review, all the technical details are great (like describing how the transmission is a 2-motor serial hybrid with lockup mode) and how you show there is no spare tire (but a place to put one) is so appreciated!

Finally someone mentions how it’s going to be harder to clean near the vents. I thought I was the only one thinking about that.

They should at least have made a 250hp version. Even if it was a hybrid.

Picked up the base Sport Hybrid last month and have put on about 800 miles or so. It's my first time owning a Honda, overall have been happy with the purchase. Has been plenty powerful for my needs and the overall drive experience has been great to this point. Few things to note, though. The gas mileage advertised compared to what I've been getting is night and day. I've been averaging around 35mpg city compared to the advertised 46. On the flipside however, I have been averaging close to 52mpg highway, compared to the 42mpg they rated. I expected some variance there, but just seems way off in either direction. Wireless Android Auto has been a great feature, although it has bugged out a few times. The lack of a charging pad is a bit of a bummer, but not a major inconvenience. If you are a neat freak and hate fingerprints, the piano black accents in the car will drive you crazy. Really don't understand why they (or any manufacturer) continues to use that material. Not only does it look and feel cheap, but they decided to place it around area's you'll naturally touch (near the start button, shifter, and base of the steering wheel). Lastly, it is a shame that this car isn't a plug in hybrid. The more I drive the car, the more it kinda feels this was meant to be an EV, but they decided to make it an ICE Hybrid at the last moment. It's one of those feelings that only makes sense once you actually get behind the wheel. But, at the end of the day it is still a great sedan, very easy to recommend.

The Sonata hybrid doesn’t have a 1.6 turbo. It has a NA 2.0 just like the Accord. While mine doesn’t meet EPA ratings either, I am very happy with the Sonata’s features and refinement.

Alex, no full scores , when will you put full scores ?

Everyone who is watching this, please go on honda's website on your own and notice how every single actually good feature is locked behind a price tag of 37K+. Anything bellow the touring is pretty much base, its so bare bones it makes a corolla look loaded.

I have the current 10th generation Touring trim Accord. I feel it's quite a bummer not having the heated steering wheel compared to the Canada version. Also, the memory seats don't link the side mirror positions, which is kind of useless. I'm not sure if this has been improved with the 11th gen, or they are still upselling that feature to the Acura brand, but I think it would be an important piece of info to note for later reviews.

Good to see Alex Jr in the back seat.

that front end and front overhang is awful, it needs an emergency refresh ASAP

Front end reminds me of a 2013 Ford Taurus

Only Alex touches on the fact that there is room for a spare tire. I'm sad to see the 2.0T go, but the Accord Touring will still probably be my go to if my TSX V6 ever dies on me. BTW, Alex mentioned the center vents not closing. Most Japanese car brands, apart from Lexus and Infiniti, don't make cars with closing center vents. I always found that super annoying. My TSX has closing center vents, which is one of the reasons I bought it over the TL.

As a 2018 Accord 2.0t owner I was planning to get a 2.0t 11th gen. I am open to hybrids, but Honda’s gets meaningfully worse fuel economy than the Camry. I’m a Honda fanboy, but I don’t think I’ll be buying an Accord again.

Great and intelligent review. Thank you!

A note for used car shoppers- as a counter to the Camry, know that it didn't get its refresh until 2025, which means no wireless smartphone connectivity or USB-C ports. Obviously that will matter more to some than others, but it's important to know.

I am 6'5" and found lots of headroom in this, even with a sunroof. The front seat as a lot of height adjustment.

My first Accord was a 1988 Accord Coupe LXi. My last one will be my current 2021 Accord Touring 2.0T. Won’t be buying any more Accords unless Honda chooses to offer a more powerful version in the future. Going from my 2.0T to this weak Accord Hybrid would be a colossal downgrade.

I will say this: As a Honda buyer, If Toyota still has their Camry TRD 300hp V6 models, then I’m never going to look back at the pitiful 192hp 1.5T Accord and this 206hp hybrid. I loved the older 278hp 2017 V6 Honda Accord’s and even the 252hp 2018 2.0T Accords that used to win drag races against Ecoboom Mustangs; but if this pitiful 192hp is all they got that’s not a hybrid, then I am no longer on the market for an Accord, and the Accord is dead to me. I understand that not enough people bought these higher hp products, but it’s just sad to see the performance options of V6, V8, and 2.0T disappearing.

I'm not sure why they'd purposefully put 19" rims on this car to reduce the MPG on a hybrid.

I wonder if the Touring has the laminated glass to reduce noise (as seen on the new CRV Touring). No mention of this in the official honda release notes.

I always appreciate how Alex remembers the passenger seat. My wife appreciates it. :)

Alex, What is the point of leg room without head room? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="442">7:22</a> No wonder sales of sleek, 'swoopy' sedans continue to crater while practical CUVs grab more and more market share. As big as the new Accord is on the outside, the back seat is frustratingly useless for full-size adults.🤨

I’m keeping my ‘17 V6 Accord until it dies. A shame no V6 or 2.0T in the Accord anymore.

Hopefully you can start reviewing the driver assists like cruise control and stop and go traffic assist

I’m not sure why Honda keeps trying to use a serial hybrid system when theory and real world use have proven a parallel system is more efficient

I'm impressed with the interior space. 3 inches more rear leg room than Camry and best in class cargo space. The headroom is only half an inch lower than the leader; not a big deal.

Good car but not enough to attract a 10gen Accord hybrid owner!

I'm just here for info on the suspension, steering, NVH. Would love it if Alex could provide more info on all of the aforementioned. He does say it sounds quieter and that it feels firmer than the last gen (the last was FIRM, so I don't know why the hell Honda would make it even firmer 😬). But even more info and some comparisons to other cars/brands would be nice. Is it as firm as TypeR? Is it as soft as a 1980s Lincoln? Is the steering light, overboosted, numb, etc? Or is it heavy, sporty, feels like there's no power steering?

If you want performance look at Acura, y'all. I for one would love a hybrid EX-L. Just wish the e-CVT didn't 'shift'.

I wish they made a hatchback trunk

I don’t get it, with the 10th gen Honda changed the styling and ergonomics to move away from families and towards a sportier buyer (e.g. higher beltline, smaller windows, less rear headroom) as families have logically been buying crossovers such as the HR-V and really the CR-V. So I don’t get why for this generation Honda decided to alienate that sportier buyer they were targeting. No AWD, and especially dropping the 2.0T and its stepped, 10-speed transmission. It’s a short sighted move in my opinion. They already make the 2.0T and that 10-speed, they simply could have carried it over. They have essentially abdicated sportier market share to the Camry V6 (should Toyota keep it around for their next gen) and the Hyundai twins in their performance variants. And for what, I don’t know a single family or prospective family buyer that actually wants a sedan, they are all moving to crossovers with 0 sedans on their lists. I get the goal, I get the motive, heck I would love more fuel economy out of my 2.0T, but ultimately I, like many other 10th gen 2.0T buyers, love that torque. We loved the mannerisms, dynamics, and power of the 2.0T powertrain. After seeing this model when it dropped, I realized I’m going to be keeping my 2.0T EX-L until the day it dies. This next generation is just a slap in the face to the very buyers they were catering to with the 10th gen.

I would never go back to not having a heated steering wheel. What a strange decision to not give an option

I sat in the backseat in a showroom and had the EXACT same problem with my head hitting the ceiling. And I'm just under 6' tall, not a giant. Pretty sad, unpurchaseable for a family with taller children.

Would have been very curious how the Civic’s rear seat headroom and legroom dimensions compared to the Accords. Really disappointed about the Accords interior. Actually think the Civics interior looks more premium. Very sad bout the lost of the 2L turbo engine. I’m guessing They did that to make the Acura TLX seem less terrible. Very disappointed overall in this new generation of Accord

So i guess that leaves the Camry as the only Tru car with a Automatic..The Altima, Legacy & now the Accord

Heard the promise of additional apps becoming available in the future before. Stop lying Honda, you're just going to focus on the next model year and software version.

I have read on consumer reports that the hybrid drivers seat is uncomfortable. That was the sport hybrid. Here's what they had to say. "The front seats are the car’s biggest letdown: The bottom cushion’s shape makes it feel like you’re sitting in a hole, and the thin padding loses support quickly, compromising comfort on even moderately long drives." Is that also true of the touring model?

HI Alex. What spare tire size do you think will fit in the spare tire compartment if I were to get one?

The all new 2023 Honda Taurus

The lack of a heated steering wheel is a deal breaker for me.

I don't understand why Honda have this approach, more expensive car and less features 🤦🏻no BSM, NO lumbar support standard. WOW

I really the little details like what happens when the traction battery is full and when the brake lights will turn on, most reviewers won't cover this.

To me, the car is in no-man's-land with the engine choices and trans. I'd just buy a Civic Hatch or CRV.

I didn't have my 2020 Hyundai Ioniq PHEV for very long but one of the things I miss is the brake regen paddles. It adds a little engagement in an otherwise straightforward driving experience.

I got a 2002 with 109000 on it. Great car, hopefully the new ones are as good as the old one.

Just got my 2023 hybrid Sport L in Urban gray and Red leather seats 😁

boooooo. great review my brother but I'm still in love with my 2018 accord with the 2.0 turbo 6 SPEED MANUAL. if i could have one thing from the 2023 version into my 2018 will be the full screen cluster display, other than that there’s nothing else i would change about my car

Bring back the Accord hatchback!

Toyota Prius: better looking, AWD, same 0-60, better gas mileage, panoramic roof. What is the appeal here?

Honda’s serial hybrid is less efficient despite being more like an electric - hope they think about improving electronics efficiency with silicon-carbide based inverter/converters to get them back close to other’s efficiencies!!

I just got a Touring in Platinum White. I really wanted the Red with Gray interior, but it just wasn’t available. I love most everything about the car, with one major annoyance. Honda allows you to customize an Individual driving mode, but does not allow you to specify your Individual mode to be the default. How ridiculous is this? You can customize a drive mode, then they make you re-select it every time you start the car.

Maybe the Honda people will make some recommendations on how to clean the cheese grater sections on their new vehicles.

I got rid of my 2019 Honda Accord because it sat too low. I don't think anybody does a better job of car reviews than Alex on Autos!

Use compressed air (same as used to clean a computer) to clean the vent area.

Trunk Comfort Index FTW!!!🤣🤣🤣

I guess Honda is trying to kill the Accord line up

Great looking car there but I still love the previous gen's front end. Anyways, excellent review as always. 👌🏾

It looked way better last gen. I owned a 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring for 3 years, and it was a gorgeous design. This new one looks more like a Ford/Audi combo. Definitely will not be considering it with that change alone. Great review as always though.

I'm not paying any amount of money to have visitors at the back seat to be SARDINED!!! on any vehicle. Your videos are always appreciated. Thank you. So call old days, everybody had HEADROOM. What do you think?

It is so dumb of manufacturers to push back the rear seats for a useless amount of legroom and reduce the headroom this way. What's the point of all that legroom? If they mounted the rear seats 1" further forward it would still have enough legroom for everyone (including child seats) and it would actually fit taller people this way bc it would have more headroom if the rear seats were in a position where the roof is higher up. I wish sedans had sliding rear seats. Edit: And the trunk would be bigger too.

love your videos keep up the great work and like the Accord but with that being said this has to be the 3rd or 4th video ive seen on the new Accord but in a nut shell to me its Vanilla Ice Cream while most people like it vanilla but with other flavors that put a smile on your face, the Accord has become (for me) vanilla ice cream while its still good and will fill the need nicely....Yawn

The low rear roofline is a deal breaker

Looks like a Ford if Ford still made sedans.

It seems as though Honda cheaped-out a bit on this Accord. The non-adjustable seat height/tilt, lack of rear headroom, no all-wheel drive, and the inclusion of interior gloss black, are, in there totality, non-starters for me. It is the best looking Accord that I’ve seen to date, unfortunately that’s just not enough.

Sad to see 2.0 T engine gone, I think I have to go with Camry XSE

No heated steering wheel on the $40k Accord Touring?? Not even available as an accessory part? Seems a better value is to take the $40K and buy a 1 year old BMW 330ix AWD. Honda just left too much off the Touring for the money.

I really like the look of it... but I think it would have been better if they had extended the front wheels closer to the front of the car. Seeing the profile of the car shows that 70's era amount of overhang. I think a lot of people will scrape the underside of the overhang if they have a slight bump to get onto their driveway. Having a longer wheelbase would likely improve the ride as well. I think, considering the poor headroom, they should bring back the Accord wagon and make it have a sleeker rake at the back of the hatch to still give it a sleek look. The silhouette of the Volvo V90 and the Audi wagons look amazing while being more practical than the sedan.

Even on this top trim, there's no way to hide that infotainment panel on the far-right (the one that shows audio, compass, or power flow), except in CarPlay? Not even a way to make the built-in nav display fullscreen? That's annoying. And no heated steering wheel, in 2023, in a top trim? That alone might be a dealbreaker for some LOL (me??)

Very disapointing 360 camera and heated steering wheel are not offered.

the new 2023 Honda Mazda6 looks great!

Man, the chicken wire air vent is an eyesore.

I have yet to see the 46 MPG in the city as the most I have gotten is 30

I wonder if the new '2-speed' hybrid trans will improve real world 75mph highway fuel economy.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="778">12:58</a> I see what you did there. Niceeeeee

huge step back

Just for clarification, the 2018-2022 Accords have 12 way power adjustment but the downgraded in this new generation? very confusing.

I always had Honda, accords civics and two CRVs until 2022 when I leased my 2022 Kia K5 Gt line mainly because of the AWD and an 8 spd auto. I would have gone with an accord sport if it had AWD even with the CVT. Honda wants to upsell you to an Acura.

I want a 0.5 liter one cylinder twin turbo version

Love the truck comfort index! It’s been clear with the economic downturn that many car companies are getting rid of base models to improve their margins, Honda included (no LX trim CRV, Civic, etc.) I think what frustrates me most is the steep increase in price of the most efficient accord, which would have been the base hybrid last generation at around $28k but is now the EX-L at $33.5k. I wish there was a lower trim or an option to get the skinnier tires/wheels on the sport hybrid. Beyond that, the omission of things like the adaptive dampers, heated steering wheel, and a panoramic moonroof versus competitors is a shame. It feels like Honda either needs to move Acura significantly upmarket, or axe it to give its mainstream models breathing room to be more competitive.

Two Honda Accord V6. 2008 and 2004. Nope, on this generation. Still have my 2008. 188K. Runs well. I will wait.

I'm old enough to remember when Honda allowed their top trims to have the top engine WITH manual transmissions! Or their base trims with the best engine and manual. Where is that Honda?? They've always had better than avg dynamics and mostly great quality. And I know that automakers are under the gun to increase efficiency and cut emissions, but Honda sells a boatload of Civics and HRVs to have offset the 2.0Ts f/e and emissions. They literally created a brand new 3.5 V6 in an era of heavy downsizing, yet let one of the best mainstream performance engines go?? I don't get it.

Очень классный Accord

2010 Honda Fusion, with less features, amenities and horsepower.

I like your reviews but I loathe when I see “check back later for official scores” when it takes almost a year to get those. Sometimes it seems never.

Will be interesting to see what Alex thinks of the Bose system on the Touring...

Touring for me in silver/black

Not the "cheese grater" interior dash again. It started out with the Civic, then to the CR-V and now the Accord. I had a chance to see the new CR-V's interior at my local Honda dealer and I can already visualize how much dust will accumulate and the length to keep it clean. SIgh...

The thumbs up is for the Trunk Comfort Index

It seems like a very competent car, and a safe choice, if a little boring. Even though it has some modern features, it somehow feels dated.

This looks like a nice, bland, commuting appliance. Nothing to stir the blood, but it will get you where you want to be in comfort and safety. If that was the mission for this update, mission accomplished

Maybe the LX will be a good option if the lack of moonroof is enough to make rear headroom adequate for 6 footers. It seems to have all the basics standard if you can live with a 4 speaker radio and without a power drivers seat.

No heating string wheel???? no way!!! unbelievable .. even the Civic has it and other small sedans.. what a shame!!

This powertrain emulating shifts even when there is no gearbox is one of the DUMBEST things I have seen in my life! This is the height of pandering to automotive journalists, who have constantly highlighted the rubber band effect as a bug, instead of the feature that it really is.

Blind spot monitoring should be standard on every car and Honda only offering on top the trim is ridiculous. Tossing the 2.0T is also a big mistake. While the interior is nice and the fuel economy is excellent, it’s bland. Also no Sirius XM! That’s just moronic.

Rear seat design seems horrible. What's with the headroom?

Nice Buick.